Maria Hänninen


Female
101 years old
Helsinki,
Finland



Last Login: 12/25/2008
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In this player some music from my solo album "Maria Hänninen:Kaikki Muuttuu..Jotakin Jää"(2003,written and composed by Maria )
and from our Extra Virgin-album where I sing and play bass (2006)
Two demo's from my coming album, all voc and instruments by me except guitar by Luumu Kaikkonen...coming year 2009!
Soololevyn tekoa 2008

MoviesBEALE STREET SLIDE SHOW,IBC 2007
::: Check Out this slide show that Jack has put together from this years International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Also see other stuff on his pages!

TelevisionMY COMING GIGS:

PELLE MILJOONA UNABOMBER:

Making an album at the moment..coming out at spring 2009

-25.10. Maria Hänninen Duo(Luumu&Manta):Järvenpää, ROck'n'n ROll Cafe
-31.10. MAria Hänninen Band: Helsinki, Il Treno
-5.12. Maria Hänninen Band: Helsinki, Kannel-Krouvi

More coming..check out soon


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Here I put some gig photos.
Now these from SIMEROCK 2008 at Rovaniemi, Finland (6th of July,2008)
Photos taken by Mika Saarelainen.
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MARIA WITH ARRAPAA ORCHESTRA singin Howlin' Wolf's "Who Been Talkin*" at International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee Feb 1-3, 2007.New Daisy Theater, Beale Street.Video by JACK DAY

Our hard rock trio EXTRA VIRGIN live at On The Rocks, Helsinki.Guitar-Kai Järvinen, drums-Pete Lehtelä, bass and vocal Maria. March 2007.
Clip by Timo Elomaa.


Legendary Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks jamming with Ärräpää Orchestra, featuring also Maria Hänninen.
Tavastia Club, Helsinki,Finland 11th of June,2007.
Rockin' All Over The World!
HeroesBEALE STREET, Entertainment surrounding the 'International Blues Challenge' February 2007
::: Here you can see even me jamming :))
Jack Day has been shooting all these videos.THanks, Jack!
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Here Pelle Miljoona Acoustic Trio at Pori,Finland, where we found Pelle Miljoonantie(Pelle Miljoona Street)!Pelle still kicks ass and already has a street named after him!!Thank You Pori!
We wanted to celebrate this by shootin a total live video, legendary Mr.Barry Kling behind the camera.Enjoy!This song is telling about how spirits are high while queing bread at welfare..

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     Maria Hänninen's Details
Status:Divorced
Here for:Networking, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Helsinki
Zodiac Sign:Aries
Children:Proud parent
Occupation:singer/songwriter-musician

   Maria Hänninen's Schools
London High School
London,OH
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Exchange student
Clubs: choir,volleyball,track'n'field
 

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   Maria Hänninen's Blurbs
About me:
Hi!
I'm a Finnish singer/songwriter-musician living in Helsinki.

I was born and raised at the countryside of Finland.
Our family moved around the Savonia area several times, my father, a forest engineer, had to move frequently due to his job...
Rautalampi, Nilsiä, Enonkoski, Rantasalmi; all those little villages I lived in my youth.
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At an early age I had I happened to hear the sounds of piano coming from our neighbour; my friend there had a piano and I just loved it .
So I was able to have my first piano lessons at their house. Later on we got our own piano. Even then I made my first little tunes.

When I turned nine years old I enrolled at the Savonlinna Music Institute and started playing violin there.

I was singing in the choir and participating in different musical projects while in elementary school and sometimes I performed on violin.
In the beginning I was horrified; I really didn't like performing in front of the audience. At one point I actually swore that I'd never become any kind of musician, I'd rather become a gym teacher… well, here we are :))!
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At the age of 15 I got my first guitar, a little nylon string acoustic. I had always sang a lot, I liked it and made my little songs.
I have three brothers who all have good voices; we used to sing in harmony during long car trips.

When I was 17 I finally drummed up the courage to sing one of my own songs in front of an audience at one art happening. It was a great relief to be able to do so despite the terrible nervousness I encountered when I had to be on stage.

I had a chance to travel the world at the age of seventeen. I spent a year as an exchange student in London, Ohio. While there my English greatly improved.
While there I sang in the school choir and performed in a talent show.
I loved to be able to listen to all those music channels on the radio..in the US they had sooo many of them, in Finland just couple of channels with very little to choose from at that time.

When I returned back to Finland there was a choir in our high school for which I had the chance to sing a solo part in a Christmas show.
One guy from our school, who had his own band, heard me singing and asked if I wanted to join their band FARGON.
So that's how I got into my first rock band, we made our own songs and even had one self published single that was selling in local stores .
We were so proud!

After my graduation I moved to Helsinki to study pop music.
At that time there was only one school for music in Finland, Oulunkylä Pop-Jazz Institute. I studied pop-singing and theory for three years and also played some drums, sustaining myself by working in a bakery shop and a restaurant at the same time.

I also joined a band from Porvoo, about 30 miles from Helsinki. I travelled there about three times a week to practice. We performed our own material and made some demo tapes.
We sent our demo tape to EMI Finland and soon a guy from EMI called and said he liked the tape and wanted to meet me! I just about choked on the bun I was eating in the back room of the bakery shop!

So we met and he showed me some songs written by a guy named Twiggy Oliver. That is how my career started, I made my first solo album, MARIA DOLORES, at that time.

I was never very comfortable in the shoes of "Maria Dolores"; that didn't last long but it allowed me to get my voice heard. They played my music on the national radio quite a lot and some shows on TV ,too.
That kind of opened the door to the world of the Finnish music "business."

So all this has been leading to where I am now...

Throughout the years I've been co-operating with many Finnish and international artists, touring with them, singing and playing on their records; some artists are Michael Monroe, Dave Lindholm,Pelle Miljoona, Jukka Tolonen, Havana Black, Hector, Mannhai,Liisa Akimof,Gösta Sundqvist etc.(see DISCOGRAPHY below).

I have written a couple of solo albums in Finnish and English with my band EXTRA VIRGIN, I've been a featured artist for many bands too.
Bob Margolin with Maria H.

My main instrument is my voice but I also play bass, violin, guitar, piano, percussion and some drums, too.

I might not be very known to the general public but I think this is the best way for me... to be able to work with many different people for different occasions and projects.
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MY BANDS (active) AT THE MOMENT (2008):
-PELLE MILJOONA UNABOMBER - bass player,vocals
-H.A.R.P. - lead vocalist
-MARIA HÄNNINEN DUO (with Ilkka Kaikkonen on guitar)- lead vocal, acoustic guitar, violin
-MARIA HÄNNINEN BAND (Ilkka Kaikkonen guit&voc, Jarkko Rantanen drs, Maria bass,vocal)
-HÄNNISONS (activated when needed) - Maria lead vocal, Risto Hänninen Rhodes&lead vocal, Pertti Hänninen guitar&lead vocal, Ville Hänninen drs, Risto Piutunen bass

I'm also making new material for my upcoming album in English this time.
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check out also:
Maria's home pages ::: These pages are in Finnish
EXTRA VIRGIN ::: Check Out EXTRA VIRGIN in Myspace!!!
EXTRA VIRGIN ::: OUR GREAT HARD-ROCKIN' TRIO!!!
maria h- blog :::Check out my new blog (in English)

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Discography:

1986

  • solo MARIA DOLORES (Twiggy Oliver..s songs)
  • JUSSI KETTU "Tuli rautatie"

1987

  • LIISA AKIMOF & AKIMOWSKAJA SISTERS & BROS "Alkava Pimeä vuodenaika"
  • EEKI MANTERE "Synnyin kiertämään"
  • 22 PISTEPIRKKO "The Kings of Hong Kong"

1988

  • FREUD, MARX, ENGELS & JUNG "Jokainen hakee juomansa itse"
  • HECTOR "Varjot ja lakanat"
  • FME&J "Takamehtien mekatähtiä"

1989

  • FREUD, MARX, ENGELS & JUNG "Siunattu Hulluus"
  • PEPE AHLQVIST & HARP
  • RIKI SORSA "Roomanpunaista"
  • ESA ELORANTA "Kipinä"
  • TUMPPI VARONEN "Kuuma rakkaus"
  • MAAN HILJAISET "Tähän on tultu"
  • Single: JUNNU VAINIO "Kaiken yllä aarnikotka liitää"

 

 

1990

  • NIKO AHVONEN & HOT SHOTS "Showtime"
  • LIISA AKIMOF "Teen maailman"

1991

  • JYRKI "SPEEDY" SAARINEN "Don't bother the neighbours"

1992

  • TORTILLA FLAT "Nightshift"

1993

  • PPPETELIUS & MIKKO KIVINEN "A' la maailmanmusiikkia"
  • PELLE MILJOONA "Abc"
  • KANUUNA "Aistiharhaa"
  • FREUD, MARX, ENGELS & JUNG "Anjovissalaattia"

1994

1996

  • AVANTI! WITH FRIENDS "Rockover"
  • HEINÄSIRKKA "Rautaa ja magneettia"
  • SMILERS "Take five"
  • PEKKA MYLLYKOSKI & TOILET DOORS

1997

1998

  • HEINÄSIRKKA "Valon lapsi"
  • PROBLEMS "Niin että riittää.."
  • PATE MUSTAJÄRVI "Jukeboxin luona"
  • COLME COWBOYTA "Kuuden tähden Hotelli"
  • JOLLY JUMPERS "Ruis"
  • TONI ROSSI & SINITAIVAS "Karavaani kulkee"
  • KAPSAEK "First and last"
  • DOOBIE TWISTERS "Black or white"
  • Single: WOLF LARSEN "The ballad of Arkadi"

1999

  • RISTO HÄNNINEN "Juhlien jälkeen"
  • MILESTONES

 

2000

  • MATTI KERVINEN "Flutter"
  • TOPI SORSAKOSKI "Evergreens" 

2001

  • BALLS "Skinny Dipping"
  • LIISANPUISTO "Mun kaupunki"
  • RADIO SUOMIPOP "31 kotimaista"
  • Single: MARIA HÄNNINEN "Niinpä niin"
  • Single: MISSING LINK feat. MARIA "Sunshine"

2002

  • LEEVI& THE LEAVINGS "Onnen avaimet"
  • Single: NUOSKA FEAT.MARIA "Sunny Sunday"
  • Single: MISSING LINK FEAT. MARIA "Paradise"

2003

  • HANOI ROCKS "Twelwe shots on the rocks"
  • MICHAEL MONROE solo-cd "Whatcha Want"
  • LEEVI& THE LEAVINGS "Hopeahääpäivä"
  • MARIA HÄNNINEN "Kaikki muuttuu...jotakin jää"
  • ARTO VILKKO "Arto Vilkko"

2004

  • MANNHAI "The Exploder"
  • THE GRAMMERS "Money& Glory"
  • THE BLACK CLOWN "Big City Drive"
  • PELLE MILJOONA & ROCKERS " Setä Samulin Sirkus"

 

2005
  • KARI PEITSAMO & FREUD, MARX, ENGELS & JUNG "Amerikkalaisia unelmia"
  • VERENPISARA "Irtileikattu"
  • PAX ROMANA "Trace Of Light"

2006

  • EXTRA VIRGIN "Extra Virgin"
  • BABY WOODROSE(Denmark) "Love Comes Down"
  • EERO KOIVISTOINEN MUSIC SOCIETY "X-Ray"
  • ÄRRÄPÄÄ ORCHESTRA "On The Loose"
  • DAVE LINDHOLM IN ENGLISH "Live 2006 quot;
  • THE SOULSHAKERS "FRI 13th "

coming out 2007

  • BRIGHT LIGHTNING"Taking A Vacation From Me (coming in spring 2007)"
  • THE GRAMMERS "No Redeemer(spring 2007?)"


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Jan 7 2009 12:53 AM

Moro!Happy New Year 2009 !
JP
Juha Uronen





Jan 6 2009 8:46 AM

Tervehdys ja humpan vastaista
vuotta 2009

ota siis sydämmeesi

Haista paska humppakansa MP3 single
No niin siis

Oli vanha idea ja riffin poikanen...
Jotain siitä tuli...näin ennen tota Kitarafestin esiintymistä hahahahahahha

Paskarokin runkku / Runkkurokin kunkku + poika
esittää dokumentin miksei enää oikein jaksa minkään bändin kanssa mennä keikalle

Syynä on...HUMPPAKANSA
No totuuden nimessä vika on usein tilaajassa eikä yleisössä...
Tositarinoita ja narinoita Suomesta

Biisi on rosoinen tarkoituksella
Live veto mihin ainoastaan basso on äänitetty jälkikäteen
Mitään treenaamatta
Lihaa tai alkoholia säästämättä

Tarinan moraali...Öh juu ei

Kuunnella voit joko

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OSTA OSTA OSTA OSTA OSTA...
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Jan 2 2009 9:29 AM

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Native American Prayer

Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me, I am small and weak,
I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold
the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have
made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things
you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have
hidden in every leaf and rock.

I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother,
but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
Make me always ready to come to you
with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my Spirit may come to you without shame.


(translated by Lakota Sioux Chief Yellow Lark in 1887)
published in Native American Prayers - by the Episcopal Church.

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Jan 1 2009 5:32 PM

Loistokasta vuotta 2009 Maria!

-Hiidet
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Dec 29 2008 8:33 PM

Happy new year!! We need help from our friends! Please vote for BADMOUTH in the

nordic challenge www. myspace. com/swedenrockfestival

It only takes a couple of seconds and we will be forever thankful!! You ROCK!!
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Dec 25 2008 7:56 PM

Merry Christmas Maria!!
Muaaah!
All the best baby...:)
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Dec 25 2008 7:23 AM

Merry Christmas, hope you are well.
Sounding good on this page, I hope you have good snow this year so it's not so dark outside! Happy New Year too!
Janne





Dec 24 2008 7:27 PM

Rauhallista Joulua ja hyviä keikkoja vuodelle 2009 sinulle Maria!
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Dec 23 2008 7:33 PM

Moi Maria!

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Dec 23 2008 6:39 PM

HYVÄÄ JOULUA Maria!

Regards; Dani, Sam, Jyrki, Caro




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Dec 22 2008 8:18 PM

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
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Dec 22 2008 6:50 PM

Greetings from Switzerland...


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